5k River Walk Guildford Road Via Queen Street

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 5.19 km
Calculated time: 1h 30
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 20 m
Vertical drop: - 20 m
Highest point: 26 m
Lowest point: 3 m

District: Colchester
Start/End: N 51.896849° / E 0.906179°
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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 6 m - Start on
2 : km 0.1 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
3 : km 0.25 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
4 : km 0.28 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right
5 : km 0.29 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Riverside Walk
6 : km 0.47 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Riverside Walk
7 : km 1.52 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto East Street
8 : km 1.57 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Brook Street
9 : km 2.09 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Magdalen Street, A134
10 : km 2.58 - alt. 21 m - Keep right onto Magdalen Street, A134
11 : km 2.71 - alt. 18 m - Continue onto Magdalen Street, A134
12 : km 2.75 - alt. 17 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto St Botolphs Street
13 : km 3.16 - alt. 25 m - Continue onto Queen Street
14 : km 3.18 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto High Street
15 : km 3.19 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp left onto Cowdray Crescent
16 : km 3.19 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto High Street
17 : km 3.71 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Guildford Road
18 : km 4 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Guildford Road
19 : km 4.12 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Wells Road
20 : km 4.13 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Guildford Road
21 : km 4.2 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Guildford Road
22 : km 4.31 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Guildford Road
23 : km 4.44 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
24 : km 4.6 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
25 : km 4.63 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left
26 : km 4.87 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left
27 : km 4.95 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
28 : km 5.17 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp left
29 : km 5.18 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
S/E : km 5.19 - alt. 6 m

Useful Information

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